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- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (6 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: We can have a back-and-forth format.
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (6 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: I will do my very best. If any Member notices that I have missed a question I ask that they flag it with me. I will take Deputy Joan Collins' last question first while it is fresh in my mind. When I receive Dr. Scally's report - which is phase 2 of his work - I absolutely intend to publish it. Obviously, I also intend to act upon his recommendations. Dr. Scally very kindly attended a...
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (6 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: Absolutely. That is my clear understanding. I want to do what I have always done along this process, which is to wait for Dr. Scally's report, publish it and then act upon it. Deputy Donnelly asked a number of questions on the backlog, the waiting times, the clinical risk, what is behind the delays and if they could and should have been avoided. I shall take those questions in sequence. I...
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (6 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: That is personal.
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (6 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: It was the chief medical officer.
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (6 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: No.
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (6 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: Yes.
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (6 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: Yes.
- National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (6 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: I thank the House for providing the opportunity to provide an update on matters relating to CervicalCheck, to speak about the progress that has been made to respond to the issues raised while driving continued improvement in the service, and to respond to questions Deputies may have. Crucially, the screening service has continued to focus on continuation of a programme which, despite the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (6 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (6 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (6 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: My Department and the HSE are engaging in a number of initiatives which will endeavour to lead to better access to medicines for patients, value for the taxpayer and the cost- effective provision of medicines in Ireland. A public consultation on a National Biosimilar Medicines Policy was undertaken by my Department in 2017. The responses to that consultation and other possible policy levers...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (6 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (6 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (6 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual. The National...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff Data (6 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff Data (6 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff Expenditure (6 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff Expenditure (6 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (6 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 124 and 125 together. I am conscious that waiting times are often unacceptably long and of the burden that this places on patients and their families. In this regard, I am committed to improving waiting times for hospital appointments and procedures. I hope to publish the joint Department of Health, Health Service Executive (HSE) and National Treatment...